11.23.2010

12 Days of Xmas - Day 2

Day 2: Black Friday Shopping Tips
Today's topic is one near and dear to my heart! Black Friday Shopping! We have gone out every Black Friday for as long as I can remember... sometimes there's not even a particular thing we need, it's just fun and a tradition for us! It's always my mom, brother and I... then various friends and/or cousins tag along.

1. Travel in packs... hand someone a pack of gum as soon as you walk in the store and have them stand in the checkout line, meanwhile you can go get the product and waltz up to them with some phony line like "HERE I RAN BACK AND SWAPPED IT OUT FOR THE RIGHT COLOR, PHEW I TRIED TO HURRY SORRY!" (Particularly smart at mega stores like Target, where lines stretch to the back wall of the store!)

2. Bring walkie talkies. Cell phones sometimes don't work in stores... and you might need to know RIGHTNOW if the TickleMeXBoxFuzzyBoots are the right size/style/color/feature that cousin's uncle's step-daughter wanted, and there's no time to go track down your cousin's uncle in the store!

3. Befriend others in line near you. It's 4am, people are hungry, grouchy, sleepy and still nursing a tryptophan hangover. You may run into them later, and they may just push someone outta the way so you can get that last pair of $200-marked-down-to-$30 jeans in a size 26!

I cannot shop with others on Black Friday. They slow me down. I was just telling my husband last night that I prefer to shop alone. I am on a mission and do not have time for anyone else. Any other day of the year I love shopping with friends.